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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the fort and his late endeavours to regain it are much upon a size. But despite his good fortune in our ridding him … in this or the next country will justify him, let him call upon me with his sword, and I will fight him as long as my … top of the hill about four o'clock, marched down and came upon the enemy in the trenches. By that time I had landed …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Our sign was a piece of white tape or linen or bark, upon a lock of hair; and the word was Tisago, meaning … to divide our people. Then leaving the ditch we fell upon their rear, and fought them fairly till we drove them … as we were cut off from our canoes. We advanced briskly upon them, and received their volley, which killed nearly …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Court. Orders for certain payments. Regulations as to Kingston, that no freeholder have more than one lot laid out … building of a hospital. Order for the Council to meet at Kingston on the 16th to receive the claims of the people of … 2,387. Minutes of Council of Jamaica. The Council met at Kingston. Order for the erection of a market to be held daily …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to give them when last at Albany, the great taxes repeated upon us, the harassing of the people (to the great … as to the legality of the Assembly now sitting, and called upon the Councillors to sign a declaration to that effect, … of Trade and Plantations. He has put a stop to proceedings upon recognizances taken from persons concerned with Leisler; …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the pulpit, font and indeed the whole Church. The damage, upon a moderate computation, amounts to 13 12 s. 0 d. We beg … that night, who shall take any indifferent men to declare upon oath the damage done, and I am willing to give …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and as many blacks from St. Catherine's, St. Andrew's and Kingston, and put fifty blacks on board the Advice. Meanwhile Colonel Lawes at St. Andrew's and Kingston drew lines where they were wanted, secured a pass … for us to divide our forces, when they would have been upon us in a few hours with their ships and have put us in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… adjourned in order to repair to their guards. Order made upon a commission of arbitration. [ Board of Trade. Leeward …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… At daybreak I hoisted the Spanish standard, and they set upon it, and narrowly escaped killing two of my officers, so … eight days after the Experiment arrived) the cannon at Kingston and Port Royal fired an alarm, and the fleet came in … well to maintain the sick at two hospitals, here and at Kingston, where all possible care is taken of them. Those …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… are not legally qualified. (4) There is no penalty by law upon Fob-masters, nor upon masters who produce forged certificates and cockets, nor upon the persons who forge them. (5) The people on the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Your letter of 20 April, giving warning of French designs upon these parts, was communicated to us by the late …